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kogai with design of wolf on Musashino

Matsuo Gassan (Japanese, 1815–1875)
School: Ôtsuki School (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
mid-19th century

Medium/Technique Main material: shakudo and shibuichi; other metals: gold; decorative technique: mokume, iroe takazogan
Dimensions Overall: 20.8 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm (8 3/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5359
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor

Catalogue Raisonné 111
Signed Gassan saku [Made by Gassan]
月山作
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.